The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

One of the key reasons why humans were able to crush other races during the Old Empire period, besides their brave and fearless genetic warriors, was their uniquely fast speed of information transmission and communication.

The bards like Lucanus and Cassius were the "tools" responsible for handling intelligence and information at that time.

At least that's what Cassius himself thought. From the moment he was born, Cassius had a clear understanding of his duty: to inherit the will of his predecessors and become a qualified "tool".

Although it sounds inhumane, and it was indeed inhumane, it was an honor that many people in the empire at the time could only dream of. Many people wanted to become such a tool through surgery, but they were not qualified.

Many bards are similar to the unofficial staff of the Tower. These people learn specialized magic from Cassius from a young age, but they can never transmit messages across thousands of miles like the real bards.

However, now that the problem has finally been solved, Cassius has finally restored the glory of the old empire! The surgery was a success!

When Cassius successfully received the message from the soul tremor, he felt his body and soul trembling. The technology of the old empire had finally reappeared in the world at this moment!

In that instant, Cassius even felt that all those so-called taboos were irrelevant; as long as the old empire could be restored, it would all be worth it!

Not only that, Cassius even wanted to go further.

During the old empire era, due to technological limitations, gene warriors responsible for communication and gene warriors responsible for combat were separated, each performing their own duties.

But now, with the help of high-level professionals, Cassius feels that surpassing the former empire is not impossible.

While it's difficult to give a genetically engineered warrior both communication and combat abilities, it's still possible to allow warriors within a certain range to share their thoughts based on soul research.

Alberto strongly supported Cassius's actions. According to Cassius, such warriors could be immune to all mental interference and become the Empire's most loyal soldiers.

Besides Alberto's personal trust in Cassius, the nobles also developed a great interest in these genetically engineered warriors who could communicate over long distances.

Of course, what they wanted was to make remote communication more convenient, and ideally turn these so-called gene warriors into mindless human landing machines.

As for the price, it was naturally not a problem for these nobles who made a fortune through trade with Cape and Avar.

In practice, it is indeed possible. After all, in addition to gene warriors specifically designed for long-range communication, gene warriors designed for combat can also share thoughts over short distances.

During the old empire's era, this method was only permitted for military use, but now Cassius can't care about that anymore. Although he has the old empire's technology as a foundation, the development of gene warriors still requires a lot of funds and a lot of people. Cassius doesn't care how those nobles obtained the manpower, as long as it can be used.

Alberto had already noticed that these wealthy nobles, who held vast amounts of assets, were starting to get out of control. However, Alberto himself was also making a fortune in these trades, so he couldn't possibly intervene directly to take control.

Moreover, the most crucial army is still in Alberto's hands. As long as Alberto is alive, these nobles are nothing more than Alberto's piggy bank.

This is not arrogance, it is the truth.

"Your Majesty, all we need to do next is plan according to the old empire's system, and we will have a group of perfect genetic warriors. At that time, whether it is the Capet, the demons, or the Avars, they will all submit to us."

Cassius appeared extremely excited.

"Moreover, we have high-level professionals assisting us, so we will definitely be able to create an even more powerful empire!"

Not only Cassius, but also the high-level professionals involved in the research, the nobles who were aware of the progress, and even Alberto thought so: Could other countries achieve a mental network capable of rapid communication?

......

"So, all you need to do is wear this helmet?"

Hammond, having arrived in the capital, looked at the helmet before him with some suspicion.

"Of course, this is the result of our joint development between Lantern Dreamland and the Tower!"

Bernice looked somewhat displeased, and at the same time put on the helmet, which was ridiculously large for her.

Seeing that Bernice had done it first, Hammond hesitated for a moment before finally putting on the helmet as well.

Even before Hammond returned, he could clearly sense that the governor was about to make a move, but Hammond had no idea how the governor planned to deal with those demons who huddled in the black mist and occasionally came out to annoy him.

So when Hammond learned that wearing this helmet could solve the problem, he was somewhat skeptical; it didn't seem as reliable as holy water.

When Hammond put on the helmet, he felt for a moment that he was sinking into a dream, but his consciousness was still quite clear and everything in front of him was clearly visible.

Just as Hammond was wondering if he was dreaming, Bernice's voice rang in his mind: "Don't worry, this is not a dream. It's just that a part of your consciousness has been transferred to the server, which is the public dream, through special means."

"Isn't that still just dreaming?"

Hammond blurted out instinctively, but immediately asked, "Wait, how did you know what I was thinking?"

"Because this public dream is modeled after the ocean of consciousness with some special processing, but I suppose you wouldn't understand it anyway, so I won't explain it. In short, after wearing this special helmet, people in the dream can share shallow thoughts."

Seemingly aware of another idea in Hammond's mind, Bernice explained, "Don't worry, this shallow mind is really just shallow mind, and it has many limitations. We can't really imitate the ocean of consciousness to create a space for sharing deep thoughts. The computing power doesn't allow it either. You can't actively access other people's thoughts. Why can I? Because I'm the administrator, I have special privileges."

Although Hammond couldn't see Bernice's expression through the helmet, he could still sense that Bernice was extremely proud and enthusiastic about this public dream called Kara.

Bernice wasn't lying, because she had studied the various cybersecurity-related knowledge that Linde had given her, and in addition, she had once stepped into the deep dream realm. Now, Bernice was a top-notch expert in dream networks.

Moreover, to ensure that nothing goes wrong in this shared dream, Bernice also possesses the Oracle Lantern, so it's quite normal that she can read some of Hammond's thoughts.

However, under these circumstances, Hammond was completely unaware of the purpose of this so-called "holy Kara" until Hammond and the Knights of Lars put on the helmet.

When the Lars Knights connected to the "Holy Kara," the sounds were still noisy, and the space was filled with the Lars Knights' chaotic and even somewhat embarrassing thoughts. But soon, when the Lars Knights realized how to use this thing, the entire public dream fell into an eerie silence.

"too exaggerated."

It's unclear which of the Lars Knights lost control of their thoughts and posted a message on the "Holy Kara" public channel.

Indeed, it's too exaggerated. With this, the Lars Knights can advance and retreat as one and share information in real time. Isn't this the old imperial warrior legion that Lord Lucanus envisioned?

Even more outrageous, if they were to assign someone specifically to operate the communication device, the Knights of Lars would be a high-end version of the warriors of the old empire.

Hammond, who was once charging into battle on horseback, only now realizes that war is about to evolve into something where no one recognizes anyone, and that he is now part of the legend.

Afterwards, Lind also experienced this sacred Kara. Unlike the Lars Knights who were still practicing how to use this public dream and how not to send out their thoughts randomly, but rather to send out some useful information, Lind mastered this public dream very quickly.

As he took off his helmet, Lind muttered, "It's just a public chat room, isn't it?"